Magazines in ZXDB

[PeterJ]

I'm happy to make a start with Sinclair User [mention]Einar Saukas[/mention] if option one turns out to be the preferred solution.

[Stefan]

• Or each site could detect automatically if a link to the next page is valid, before displaying it (as mentioned here).

So, being pragamatic, this will solve all problems, if instead of looking ahead one page a second page ahead is also attempted before giving up and considering the magazine complete.

[Einar Saukas]

I'm happy to make a start with Sinclair User @Einar Saukas if option one turns out to be the preferred solution.

Thanks a lot for the offer! However I prefer to avoid doing it now, concentrating our efforts on much more important tasks instead.

For instance, processing the remaining CSSCGC entries, and taking screenshots of other games that are still missing them.

[Einar Saukas]

• Or each site could detect automatically if a link to the next page is valid, before displaying it (as mentioned here).

So, being pragamatic, this will solve all problems, if instead of looking ahead one page a second page ahead is also attempted before giving up and considering the magazine complete.

Right!

[PeterJ]

I'm happy to make a start with Sinclair User @Einar Saukas if option one turns out to be the preferred solution.

Thanks a lot for the offer! However I prefer to avoid doing it now, concentrating our efforts on much more important tasks instead.

For instance, processing the remaining CSSCGC entries, and taking screenshots of other games that are still missing them.

Thanks Einar,

For obvious reasons I have more free time currently! I will continue with the Crap Games entries.

[StooB]

I'm happy to make a start with Sinclair User @Einar Saukas if option one turns out to be the preferred solution.

For a magazine like Sinclair User, which always had an advert on the back cover, then the last page can be found by looking up the highest numbered magazine reference for that issue. There's no need to do it manually.

[PeterJ]

Thanks [mention]StooB[/mention],

Good point.

I could write an SQL script for that. Similar for Crash, and I'm sure the majority of mainstream titles.

I was also thinking of the old WoS magazine viewer which I believe had the data in. I would need to check that though.